Ile de France Club Open Day this weekend

Rodney and Emma Balfour – the team behind Mullygarry – will open up their farm to visitors from 11am to 3pm this coming Saturday (25 April).

With both lambing duties and rugby commitments to his local Enniskillen Rugby Club finished for the season, Rodney and Emma are able to give an insight into how the flexibility of the Ile de France breed has shaped not only their commercial sheep enterprise but also the key role it plays in the establishment and day-to-day running of the farm shop.

Last year proved to be another successful show year for Mullygarry with the top awards of Show Team of the Year, Male of the year and Stock Ram of the Year all making their way to Enniskillen.

The Photographs illustrate the potential show team members for the 2026 season which just have been sheared, as well as Rodney Balfour accepting the Show Team of the year award and Peter Collum accepting the Stock Ram of the Year award.